Technology, Mobiles tabs, 28th Aug 2018, News & Stories from India

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A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra reserved the judgement after the parties including the Election Commission and the Central government concluded their arguments on the clutch of petitions. (Photo: File)

SC reserves order on disqualification of lawmakers with criminal background

The bench said that it did not intend to enter into legislative domain but there was a right of electors to know antecedent of a candidate.

28 Aug 2018 2:09 PM

Speed-crazed women drivers are bound to turn heads in the deeply conservative desert kingdom, which overturned the world's only ban on female motorists in June as part of a much-hyped liberalisation drive led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Representational Image)

Saudi women now head to race tracks after driving ban ends

For Saudi women, such adrenaline rushes were unimaginable just weeks ago.

28 Aug 2018 1:58 PM

The new feature will be available under your account menu starting this week.

YouTube will show how many hours you spent binge-watching

The personal time watched profile will show you how long you have watched YouTube videos.

28 Aug 2018 1:56 PM

Substantial debt on the balance sheet is likely to have an adverse impact on Tata Steel's ability to raise finance at competitive rates, the steel major said in its report.

Substantial debt may impact company's ability to raise finance: Tata Steel

It will raise Rs 16,500 crore through debt instruments to fund Rs 32,500 crore acquisition of Bhushan Steel Ltd.

28 Aug 2018 1:29 PM

SRK thinks he isn't good enough for Hollywood, says his English is 'little weak'

Shah Rukh also said that he one day hopes for a star like Tom Cruise to be able to say that he has been given a chance in a Hindi film.

28 Aug 2018 1:25 PM

Berkshire Hathaway Inc has picked up a 25 billion rupees (USD 356 million) stake in the parent of digital payments firm Paytm.

Berkshire Hathaway takes stake in Paytm

The conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett confirmed in an email that Berkshire had invested in One97 Communications Ltd.

28 Aug 2018 1:22 PM

Traffic jam at Delhi-Jaipur Expressway due to waterlogging caused by heavy rainfall in parts of Delhi-NCR. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Heavy rains in Delhi, Gurgaon trigger traffic jams; waterlogging

The Met department has forecast more rains through the day and relative humidity at 100 per cent in Delhi.

28 Aug 2018 1:21 PM

Congress President Rahul Gandhi meets flood affected at the Relief Camp at the Engineering College in Chengannur. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Rahul Gandhi on two-day Kerala visit, meets flood victims at relief camps

Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday visited relief camps in Chengannur and heard the woes of the people.

28 Aug 2018 1:19 PM

n October 2015, Madhya Pradesh government had issued a similar advisory, asking its officials not to wear jeans and sunglasses during official functions. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

No casual attire for official events: Tripura govt tells bureaucrats

The memo also pointed out that officials use their mobile phones during meetings, which is a 'mark of disrespect'.

28 Aug 2018 1:16 PM

Swaraj co-chaired the 16th meeting of the Joint Commission along with the Vietnamese foreign minister. (Photo: Twitter | @AmbHanoi)

India, Vietnam hold talks to boost trade, investment, defence

Sushma Swaraj is on the first leg of her two-nation tour which aims at deepening India's strategic cooperation with Vietnam and Cambodia.

28 Aug 2018 1:10 PM

Apple Inc is not only doubling down on the iPhone X, it’s tripling down. The world’s most valuable company plans to launch three new phones soon that keep the edge-to-edge screen design of last year’s flagship, according to people familiar with the matter.

Apple to embrace iPhone X with additional features

The iPhone X wasn’t as big a hit as some Wall Street analysts hoped for before it was released last November.

28 Aug 2018 1:03 PM

The feature essentially reduces the extra taps and swipes needed to access apps. (Image: Logitech)

Apple to ditch 3D Touch in upcoming iPhones: Report

Apple will remove the 3D Touch feature from its next iPhones with OLED displays.

28 Aug 2018 1:02 PM

The operation involved two Mirage 2000 aircraft, followed up by ground forces. (Photo: AFP | representational)

Jihadist leader killed in Mali French airstrike: Army

It is led by Adnan Abu Walid Sahrawi who was formerly a member of the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) group.

28 Aug 2018 12:46 PM

The sentence was to be carried out Tuesday but Terengganu Sharia Court chief registrar Wan Abdul Malik Wan Sidek told AFP it had been moved to September 3 for 'technical reasons'. (Representational Image)

Malaysia Islamic court postpones caning of women for lesbian sex

The women, aged 22 and 32, were arrested in April by Islamic enforcement officers after they were found in a car in a public square.

28 Aug 2018 12:36 PM

M Karunanidhi, 94-year-old Dravidian stalwart, had served as Tamil Nadu chief minister five times. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

DMK demands Bharat Ratna for Karunanidhi at General Council meet

A resolution was moved by DMK lawmaker Trichy Siva and was unanimously adopted at party’s General Council meeting.

28 Aug 2018 12:31 PM

Nevertheless, Tokyo insisted today: 'There is no change in our basic recognition concerning the threat of North Korea's nuclear weapons and missiles.' (Photo: AP)

North Korea still 'serious, imminent threat': Japan on Korean Peninsula

Japan's 2018 defence white paper said Beijing was sparking 'security concerns in region and international community, including Japan'.

28 Aug 2018 12:26 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Not reading news makes you better at predicting what will go viral

Frequent news readers may be bringing to mind idiosyncratic information that's more unique to them.

28 Aug 2018 12:23 PM

Criminal defamation suits were filed before a local court on Monday against Congresss leaders Rahul Gandhi and Randeep Singh Surjewala by the Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank. (Photo: PTI)

Gujarat bank ‘scam’ charge: Defamation suit against Congress leaders

Criminal defamation suits were filed before a local court against Congresss leaders Rahul Gandhi and Randeep Singh Surjewala.

28 Aug 2018 12:02 PM

Ali was rescued while efforts were on to arrest the persons, who held him hostage and were seen torturing him in the video clips, police said. (Representational Image | PTI)

Jammu man rescued after video clips show ‘torture’ by wife’s relatives

J&K police on Monday rescued a tribal man from the alleged captivity of the relatives of a woman with whom he had eloped and married.

28 Aug 2018 11:55 AM

In this Aug. 23, 2018 photo, 117-year-old Julia Flores Colque plays with "Chiquita," one of the family pet dogs, while sitting outside her home in Sacaba, Bolivia.(Photo: AP)

Bolivian woman might be world's oldest at nearly 118

She has witnessed two world wars, revolutions in her native Bolivia.

28 Aug 2018 11:52 AM

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